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NFL Week 8 Game-Winning Drives and Comebacks, 2026

In Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season, 4 of 14 games were decided by a game-winning drive in the 4th quarter or overtime, 2 of them comebacks from behind: Cardinals won at Cowboys 33-30 in OT, Broncos beat Chiefs 28-24, Lions beat Vikings 19-15 and Bengals beat Titans 43-36 in OT. Below: each one with every real play, then the week’s 3 final drives you can call yourself and compare with the real coach.

Week 8 game-winning drives

  1. Cardinals won at Cowboys 33-30 in OT

    From a tie

    · Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys

    Tied 30-30 with 7:02 left in overtime at their own 32, two timeouts left. Field goal, 33-30 after 8 plays, 44 yards in 4:04.

    QB
    G.Minshew
    Head coach
    Jonathan Gannon
    Final
    33-30
    Every play (8)
    1. OT 7:02 · 1st & 10 at ARI 3215-G.Minshew pass short right to 85-T.McBride to ARI 40 for 8 yards (2-C.Durant).
    2. OT 6:23 · 2nd & 2 at ARI 4022-T.Allgeier right tackle to ARI 41 for 1 yard (7-R.Gary; 24-M.Hooker).
    3. OT 5:43 · 3rd & 1 at ARI 4114-Mi.Wilson left end pushed ob at DAL 42 for 17 yards (50-S.James).
    4. OT 5:13 · 1st & 10 at DAL 4222-T.Allgeier right tackle to DAL 31 for 11 yards (1-P.Locke).
    5. OT 4:34 · 1st & 10 at DAL 3122-T.Allgeier up the middle to DAL 28 for 3 yards (1-P.Locke; 0-D.Overshown). DAL-1-P.Locke was injured during the play.
    6. OT 4:13 · 2nd & 7 at DAL 2822-T.Allgeier up the middle to DAL 26 for 2 yards (14-M.Bell).
    7. OT 3:34 · 3rd & 5 at DAL 2622-T.Allgeier up the middle to DAL 24 for 2 yards (14-M.Bell; 93-E.Garcia).
    8. OT 2:58 · 4th & 3 at DAL 2438-C.Ryland 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.

  2. Broncos beat Chiefs 28-24

    Comeback

    · Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

    Down 3, 21-24 with 2:31 left in the 4th quarter at their own 44, two timeouts left. Touchdown, 28-24 after 2 plays, 56 yards in 0:31.

    QB
    B.Nix
    Head coach
    Sean Payton
    Final
    28-24
    Every play (2)
    1. Q4 2:31 · 1st & 10 at DEN 4410-B.Nix pass short right to 20-J.Coleman to KC 5 for 51 yards (20-N.Williams; 32-N.Bolton).
    2. Q4 2:00 · 1st & 5 at KC 520-J.Coleman up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
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  3. Lions beat Vikings 19-15

    Comeback

    · Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

    Down 3, 12-15 with 8:39 left in the 4th quarter at their own 31, three timeouts left. Touchdown, 19-15 after 7 plays, 69 yards in 3:59.

    QB
    J.Goff
    Head coach
    Dan Campbell
    Final
    19-15
    Every play (7)
    1. Q4 8:39 · 1st & 10 at DET 310-J.Gibbs right tackle ran ob at DET 48 for 17 yards (44-J.Metellus).
    2. Q4 8:02 · 1st & 10 at DET 4816-J.Goff pass short middle to 33-S.Vaki to MIN 47 for 5 yards (55-E.Wilson).
    3. Q4 7:22 · 2nd & 5 at MIN 4733-S.Vaki left tackle to MIN 35 for 12 yards (22-H.Smith).
    4. Q4 6:48 · 1st & 10 at MIN 3533-S.Vaki left tackle to MIN 25 for 10 yards (51-B.Cashman).
    5. Q4 6:04 · 1st & 10 at MIN 250-J.Gibbs up the middle to MIN 16 for 9 yards (51-B.Cashman).
    6. Q4 5:24 · 2nd & 1 at MIN 160-J.Gibbs up the middle to MIN 7 for 9 yards (95-C.Banks).
    7. Q4 4:40 · 1st & 7 at MIN 716-J.Goff pass short left to 1-J.Williams for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

  4. Bengals beat Titans 43-36 in OT

    From a tie

    · Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans

    Tied 36-36 with 9:55 left in overtime at their own 30, two timeouts left. Touchdown, 43-36 after 5 plays, 70 yards in 2:48.

    QB
    J.Burrow
    Head coach
    Zac Taylor
    Final
    43-36
    Every play (5)
    1. OT 9:55 · 1st & 10 at CIN 309-J.Burrow pass short right to 1-J.Chase to CIN 47 for 17 yards (24-A.Taylor).
    2. OT 9:13 · 1st & 10 at CIN 479-J.Burrow pass short left to 34-S.Perine to TEN 44 for 9 yards (23-K.Winston; 90-S.Thomas).
    3. OT 8:32 · 2nd & 1 at TEN 449-J.Burrow pass deep left to 5-T.Higgins pushed ob at TEN 23 for 21 yards (23-K.Winston).
    4. OT 7:54 · 1st & 10 at TEN 239-J.Burrow pass short left to 1-J.Chase to TEN 9 for 14 yards (53-A.Hill).
    5. OT 7:07 · 1st & 9 at TEN 99-J.Burrow scrambles left end for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Play Week 8's final drives

Every late, one-score drive of the week the game can replay: the real score, clock and field position, with you calling the plays. Each call is graded on win probability, and the real coach's calls are graded the same way.

  1. Cardinals vs CowboysDown 6, 1:05 left, own 20 · Touchdown, the Cardinals won 33-30 in overtimeJonathan Gannon scored 67Play this drive →
  2. Broncos vs ChiefsDown 3, 2:31 left, own 44 · Touchdown, the Broncos won 28-24Sean Payton scored 98Play this drive →
  3. Chiefs vs BroncosDown 4, 1:48 left, own 44 · Turnover on downs, the Chiefs lost 24-28Andy Reid scored 91Play this drive →

One more drive from this week is coming up as a daily challenge. Its page opens the day after it runs.

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